RSL Active EVENTS

11 - 18 October 2025

In 2025, The Long Ride Australia will be riding to Esperance, WA! The Long Ride offers you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do something epic, meet new people, achieve your goals, explore regional Australia and help raise awareness of prostate cancer.

RSL Active has created virtual Clubs for Cyclists and Runners/Walkers using the popular Strava App. Join and connect with a like-minded community, share common goals and participate in friendly challenges all while keeping fit!

The Clubs are open to veterans and their families from all across Australia, so no matter where you are based you can get involved – it is surprisingly motivating!

Fluro Friday’s are conducted at beaches all across Australia. Join a sunrise surfing session, dress up in the brightest outfits possible and share stories and surf to raise awareness of mental health. Everyone is welcome and you don't need to be a great surfer to be involved.

Parkrun delivers weekly 5km events in parks across the country, coordinated entirely by local volunteers. Parkrun is focused on bringing together communities and having fun. It’s a great way for veterans and their families to connect with the wider veteran community each week. Run, walk, or roll – everybody is welcome!

Saltwater Veterans give all current and ex-serving ADF members the opportunity to get together and out on the water for free (or very low cost)! Check out their website for upcoming events taking place in Sydney, Nowra and Adelaide.

Getting out in the bush can provide the circuit breaker needed to improve mental wellbeing. Trojan’s Trek takes ex-service personnel on wilderness adventures and provides peer to peer support and therapy.

The ADF Adaptive Sport Program is a multi-sport program for wounded, injured or ill serving and former serving military personnel and includes both domestic and international events.

The team of RSL Remembrance Rider cycled over 400km in a loop from Cowra, NSW, to connect with veteran communities and raise funds for war memorials.

On Saturday 9 November local ex-service personnel and their partners as well as general members of the Community walked from Soldiers Memorial Garden Victor Harbor to the Soldiers Memorial Garden Port Elliot to raise awareness of the significance of Remembrance Day.

On 3 November participants walked along the foreshore from Fort Largs to Fort Glanville and back to raise awareness of our defence community, connect the veteran community, and raise funds for charities supporting veterans.

RSL Active supported The Veteran's Boxing Challenge Tournament. It was held at the Hellenic Club on Saturday, October 26th, in partnership with the ACT Branch of the Australian Commando Association to support its work with Special Forces veterans and their families.

Wheels on Waves is the first fully accessible round-the-world sailing tour. From 2023 to 2025 the purpose-built Italian catamaran Lo Spirito di Stella will sail the world with veterans and wounded, injured or ill Defence personnel of the visiting countries. WOW visited three ports in Australia and invited current and former serving ADF onboard.

RSL Active sponsored a team of veterans to participate and compete in the fast-paced and exciting sport of Drone Racing at the Australian Drone Nationals in Townsville.

RSL Active once again sponsored the Kirra Longboard Klassic, 26-28 July 2024. RSL Australia is the major sponsor of the ADF division, enabling 35 current and former serving ADF to compete free of charge.

The 2024 Long Ride took place from 26 May to 1 June. Over 300 riders participated in the biennial event, travelling on motorbikes from seven states to Port Douglas. The purpose of the ride was to raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Awareness Foundation.

The 55th National RSL Bowls Carnival will be held at Marion Bowling Club, Adelaide, South Australia.

Due to popular demand, the Remembrance Ride was back again in November taking on 435kms of the High Monaro.

Well done to the team of over 100 veterans and their families who competed with the RSL NSW Sport & Recreation team at City2Surf in Sydney on 13 August 2023.

In May 2023, the RSL Remembrance Ride team of veteran riders completed a 430km ride of the Central West Cycle (CWC) Trail in NSW.

RSL Active proudly sponsored the Kirra Longboard Klassic again in 2023. This family-friendly longboard event was designed to bring like-minded people together for a fun day of surfing. RSL Active was the major sponsor of the ADF division, enabling contestants to compete free of charge.

In May 2022, the RSL Remembrance Ride team successfully completed a 920km ride across the iconic Mawson Trail in South Australia.

RSL Active proudly sponsored the Kirra Longboard Klassic in 2022. This family-friendly longboard event was designed to bring like-minded people together for a fun day of surfing.